Providing a forum for exchange of information of environmental science users to provide better service and prices for satellite communication

Satcom Forum 2018 (09-11 October 2018. Amsterdam)

The Satcom Forum

WMO, together with the IOC of UNESCO are organizing the second meeting of the International Forum of Users of Satellite Data Telecommunication Systems (Satcom) in Hall 8, Amsterdam RAI, The Netherlands from 09-11 October 2018.

Abstracts

Abstracts as received

Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites represent a ground-shift in space communication technology. By design, LEO brings a dramatic and positive change to how organizations, both scientific and commercial, can implement and benefit from satellite communications. Specifically:
1) Faster design cycles — as Kepler demonstrated with the launch of their first LEO satellite in January of 2018, it is now possible to go from 'napkin to launch' in under 12 months. This means a greatly reduced cycle for new technology to be introduced and placed into orbit.
2) With lower orbits and a satellite weight that is a fraction of GEO satellites, launch costs are reduced. Similarly, the cost of the satellite itself is significantly lower. Both of these factors combine to allow services to be provided at a more cost-effective rate for end users of the technology.
In a brief overview, Kepler will share details on our first successful launch, and provide a look forward into the future of our constella

The GOES satellite program has provided its users with a cost effective and reliable method of relaying myriad hydro-meteorological observations transmitted by the over 20,000 platforms deployed. The transmitted information sensed by the installed instrumentation arrays is critical to water resource management, flood management, wildfire response, coastal and in-land navigation agriculture, water quality and other missions. The data relayed by the GOES East and West satellites is used for the protection of life, health, property and critical infrastructure; average of $90 billion in annual flood damages prevented (as much as $270 billion) in the United States alone and several billion dollars in revenue and benefits from commercial shipping, recreation, agriculture, land development and other benefits. The preservation and continuous improvement and implementation of efficiencies and new technology will continue to afford the public the aforementioned benefits.

Mon 03 of Sep, 2018 15:31 CEST

Mr

Brett

Betsill

Microcom Design/Microcom Environmental

Manufacturer of Satcom equipment

Microcom Design, Inc. of Hunt Valley, Maryland, USA is a manufacturer of Data Collection Platform (DCP) equipment for NOAA/GOES, Eumetsat, and other meteorological satellites. Microcom's GOES Data Collection System (DCS) reception equipment is utilized at all major US receive sites, as well as numerous other sites throughout the Western Hemisphere. Microcom is currently undergoing a rebranding effort to better emphasis its transmitter and data logger products under the name of Microcom Environmental. Microcom is participating in numerous special projects to further enhance and extend the benefits and applications of DCPs and the DCS.

Wed 10 of Oct, 2018 07:53 CEST

Mr

Yann

Bernard

Argos system status & future

Satcom Provider

CLS, unique operator of Argos, presents the system status: 6 satellites with 63 ground antennae, offering a global coverage data collection & localisation service in near real-time.
Together with the Doppler location service, from 7 to 240 Kb of data can be transmitted in 24h for a unique price per day. Argos Join Tariff Agreement (JTA) part of the Satcom Forum is offering a pricing structure attractive and budget predictable.
METOP-C with an Argos-3 payload will be launched on 07/11/18. New generation of satellite instrument Argos-4 will be launched end 2019 by ISRO on OceanSat-3. The increased bandwidth of Argos-4 technology as well as the operational downlink will make it possible to send ever more data even more efficiently.
In parallel, CLS and CNES are working to develop a new Argos constellation of 20 nanosatellites. Hold by a new company, Kinéis, this new space IoT constellation will reinforce the Argos system in 2021 and ensure its continuity.

Thu 11 of Oct, 2018 12:00 CEST

Mr

Hub

Urlings

Welcome to the SmallSat Express

Satcom Provider

In the last quarter of 2018 a small sat express (the Indian PSLV and the American SpaceX Falcon-9 launchers) will bring a large number of small satellites into an sun synchronous orbit. After long delays more than 80 small satellites from more than 30 customers from around 20 countries, that are waiting anxiously to have their small satellites launched into orbit.
On board of the small sat express one can find a full range of microsats and cubesats with as most interesting half a dozen IoT satellites built by a new generation of space start ups.
The importance of the satellite express being succesful is high for this group of new space start ups. The new IoT satellites operators are at the forefront of the strong growing commercial small satellite sector and they are showing the way for the new space business. The IoT small satellitess launched end of this year have the potential to become game-changers in the global IoT market and change the world. So let's have a closer

Tue 16 of Oct, 2018 16:48 CEST

Mr

Ashish

Raval

Sutron Eumetsat HDR transmitter

Manufacturer of Satcom equipment

OTT HydroMet, a member of Hach/Danaher Corporation, helps water resource professionals generate reliable data throughout the entire water cycle. We go beyond simply providing solutions by partnering with our customers in designing effective answers to the challenges they encounter in their vital role of monitoring the world’s water.
Proudly formed from six separate companies (OTT, Hydrolab, ADCON, Sutron, Lufft and Kipp&Zonen), OTT HydroMet offers the combined strength and expertise of leaders in the water quality, quantity, telemetry and meteorology fields and over 140 years of experience in environmental measurement.
OTT Hydromet is manufacture of GOES, EUMETSAT (HDR), INSAT(KALPANA), FY-2, ARGOS and HIMAWARI geo-stationary satellite transmitter. OTT Hydromet is also VAR for IRIDIUM SBD Service and is a Manufacture of IRIDIUM based logger/Transmitter. OTT provides full end-to-end system using SATELLITE, GPRS, LORA, WAN and Radio communications.
Over 15000 Transmitters supp

Sat 27 of Oct, 2018 12:58 CEST

Presentations and Documents

Letter To PRs Inviting To Satcom (arabic)Announcement of the second meeting of the International Forum of Users of Satellite Data Telecommunication Systems (SATCOM), Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 9-11 October 2018

Letter To PRs Inviting To Satcom (english)Announcement of the second meeting of the International Forum of Users of Satellite Data Telecommunication Systems (SATCOM), Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 9-11 October 2018

Letter To PRs Inviting To Satcom (French)Announcement of the second meeting of the International Forum of Users of Satellite Data Telecommunication Systems (SATCOM), Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 9-11 October 2018

Letter To PRs Inviting To Satcom (russian)Announcement of the second meeting of the International Forum of Users of Satellite Data Telecommunication Systems (SATCOM), Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 9-11 October 2018

Letter To PRs Inviting To Satcom (spanish)Announcement of the second meeting of the International Forum of Users of Satellite Data Telecommunication Systems (SATCOM), Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 9-11 October 2018